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The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday January 22, 2003 -A3 School board pushes back O akw ood closure By Tim Whitnell S P E C IA L T O I I II : BEA VH R reter l. Mccusker · Oakville Heaver Halton Crime Stoppers Chair Carolyn Harris holds up some Halton Crime Stoppers bumper stickers, while Halton Regional Police Chief Ean Algar and Regional Chair Joyce Savoline place one on a vehicle. Halton Crime Stoppers profile getting bumped to higher level The theory behind an enhanced Crime Stoppers of Halton bumper sticker cam paign is that the more people are aware they can help fight crime, the more likely they are to do so. At least that is what is Halton police. Halton Region and the local Crime Stoppers organization is hoping. To coincide with January as Crime Stoppers Month, the groups this week are putting new Crime Stoppers decals on 250 police vehicles and anoth er 1 30 regional vehicles. The red. white and blue decals have the Crime Stoppers logo and phone number printed on them. Sgt. Peter Payne, acting police co-ordinator for Crime Stoppers of Halton, is confi dent more people will phone Crime Stoppers with tips if they see the number pasted on police and regional vehicles. " It was an initiative thought up by the Crime Stoppers board to create pub lic awareness." Payne said. "It's the first time the stickers have been put on the regional vehicles." Crime Stoppers decals have in the past been fixed to a number of Halton police vehicles. Crime Stoppers is a com munity-run organization sup ported by Halton police. It offers citizens an anony mous phone service to call with tips about unsolved crimes. Tipsters whose informa tion leads to an arrest are eli gible for cash rewards. Crime Stoppers callers never have to identify them selves. Payne has been the acting police co-ordinator of the pro gram since last summer and says he'll stay on until the board elects a new police co ordinator - likely this year. In the meantime, Payne says he has so far been impressed with the CrimeStoppers programs and thinks initiatives like the bumper sticker campaign will continue to successfully pro mote the program to the pub lic - something he thinks is essential for its success. " It 's successful because the citizens of the community have taken it upon themselves to fight crime." Payne said. Payne added Crime Stoppers will likely present the initiative to area munici palities with the idea of put ting the new stickers on municipal vehicles as w'ell. And. he said, a few stick ers will be made available for members of the public who request them. The Halton District School Board's revised Capital Strategic Plan (C SP) has changes in store for two existing Oakville schools and two proposed facilities. The recently released report recom mends delaying the closure of Oakwood elementary school until 2(X)5. A second new elementary school for die high-growth West Oak Trails com munity in Oakville is being recom mended to increase in size to accommo date 650 pupils rather than 550. when it opens in 2004. However, a new elementary school in the Shell/Bronte property develop ment in west Oakville has been reduced a 450-pupil facility from 550, and pegs its new build date as 2008. not 2(X)5. Gladys Speers in Oakville is in line for a renovation of its gym and library, but that is being proposed for 2(X)4 rather than this year. There are a host of other changes around the region w ithin the C SP relat ing to new school sizes and opening dates: the majority of new schools under consideration are suggested to be built smaller and one or more years later than in the current (2(XX)) edition of the CSP. One long-range but cryptic notation in the C SP summary that caught the attention of several trustees and citizens at the meeting was the recommended closure of an unidentified secondary school with approximately 1,200 pupils in 2011. Board officials say no high school has been singled out for the future clo sure. However, south of the Q EW in either Oakville or Burlington is the like ly target area since that is the region, say administrators, where a disproportion ate number of schools are under-utilized, with that trend expected to contin ue. Two public information meetings on the Capital Strategic Plan are set for next month. Thomas A. Blake lock H.S. in Oakville w ill host the first gathering on Monday. Feb. 3 at 7 p.m. Pineview school in Georgetown will be the site of the second open meeting on Tuesday. Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. ANTI-SPRAWL PROTEST: Oakvillegreen supporters held a protest in front of the Erchless Museum where the Oakville Progressive Conservative riding Association was holding an open house on Sunday. The environmental group was protesting the Ontario Realty Corporation's intention to sell 300 hectares of its land to developers in North Oakville. Pre-hearing documents to be posted on OMB Web site (Continued from page A1) delay in the audio and video feed running from the main room to the overflow rami, she said things went fairly well. " It was reasonably organized, from the town's per spective. in terms of accommodating people," said Norgate. Some members of the public questioned why the conference was held in the committee rooms at the front of town hall, rather than in council chambers, she noted. However, the council chamber is not available to the town during daytime hours as it is used for provin cial court hearings. A press release issued by Oakvillegreen following Monday's proceedings complained about residents being directed into the secondary room and called the audio and visual delay unacceptable. "Hopefully the Town has finally learned that resi dents who take the time to come to these important public meetings deserve to be in the same room as the developers, lawyers, and decision makers," stated Oakvillegreen president Renee Sandelowsky. All documents produced from the OMB pre-he;iring. as well as subsequent meetings and hearing dates, are to be posted on the OMB Web site at www.omb.gov.on.ca. The Town will also post a link on its web site to the documents that deal with OPA 198. Is Montessori for Your Child? Sheridan College invites you to attend our inform ation session about the Montessori method o f preschool education. Join us fo r an evening o f discussion, demonstrations and a to u r o f the Sheridan Montessori Preschool Centre. When: Where: Monday, January 27, 2003 7:30 - 9:30 pm Sheridan College 1430 Trafalgar Road Room B125 To register for this Free Session or for more information, call C U n M /J -in 905-845-9430, ext. 3243. J I I 6 1 I U a I I Bells of Bronte meeting tonight How soon the bell tolls will be determined by Bronte residents when a proposal to install a set of digital carillon bells in the bell tower of Walton Memorial United Church is presented to the public tonight (Wednesday). The presentation, includ ing a demonstration of the digital carillon bells will begin at 7 p.m. in the Bronte Hall of Walton Memorial United Church on Lakeshore Road. The Bells of Bronte Project is a joint effort between the Walton Memorial United Church worship and membership committee and various com munity parties. The total cost of the proj ect is estimated at $25,(XX). Committee members are hoping for contributions from the community and agencies to offset the cost. The bells would be simi lar to English village bells and would be used for Sunday morning call to wor ship. weddings, funerals. special carillon concerts, and festive occasions. The committee proposes the daily operation of the bells would be limited to a Westminster clock strike and the frequency and duration to be decided by the communi ty. The Bronte Business Improvement Association (B IA ) plans to use the bells for upcoming weekly musi cal performances, which are still in the early preparing stages. Committee members pro pose other organizations and residents could request the use of the bells, for events including Remembrance Day. Bronte Annual Tree Lighting, and private cele brations. Walton Memorial United Church is located at 2489 Lakeshore Rd. just west of ET C ET ER A , etc. restaurant at Lakeshore and Bronte Road. For more information please e-mail Dean Morris at deanm @ interlog.com. 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